| If your family loves to ski, you should try a winter | | | | United States. |
| holiday instead of just a day or weekend here and | | | | Colorado is famous for skiing, and Aspen is |
| there. There are some great locations for a family | | | | synonymous with the sport. The locals call this town |
| vacation of skiing. | | | | by its former name of Ajax, but by any name, it is a |
| Maine has one of the best and most beautiful ski | | | | skier's dream. Alongside its famous sister resort, Vail, |
| centers at Sugarloaf. Sugarloaf Mountain became a | | | | it draws many visitors to great vacations each year. |
| ski destination back in 1951 when "The Bigelow Boys" | | | | Park City Utah is another western gem that is |
| cut a ski trail. Sugarloaf Mountain is the second | | | | popular. This resort was the location of the 2002 |
| highest mountain in the state of Maine, second only | | | | winter Olympics, and so is a world class ski center. |
| to Mount Katahdin, the highest. | | | | The origin of skiing comes from snow shoeing, which |
| Cannon Mountain, in New Hampshire, in addition to | | | | was a necessity to get around in certain regions of |
| great skiing also is home to the New England Ski | | | | the world. Sondre Norheim is considered the father |
| Museum. Here anyone interested in the sport can | | | | of skiing. This Norwegian invented slalom skiing in the |
| view old ski equipment and clothes, and see movies, | | | | 1800s, today known as Telemark skiing. Skiing had |
| photos and art all connected with skiing. This | | | | purely practical roots as a transportation method, but |
| collection is recognized as one of the best sources | | | | today it is mostly considered a sport and people are |
| for information on the sport of skiing, and the United | | | | attracted to the thrill of a fast downhill run in warm |
| States Ski Association cites it as only one of four | | | | clothes on a cleared and patrolled slope, rather than |
| museums in the country devoted to the interest of | | | | using it to get from place to place. Even cross |
| the skiing community. | | | | country skiers tend to stick to the resort area for |
| Ontario, Canada has a beautiful and large ski resort | | | | safety, and many European cities, where the sport is |
| on the south side of Georgian Bay called Blue | | | | most popular, ban cross country skiing outside of |
| Mountain. This ski center boasts a number of six man | | | | resort areas. |
| chair lifts and a lovely pedestrian village. This is a | | | | Many people love the freedom of flying down the |
| pretty spot for both skiing and lounging. | | | | slopes but it is important to take lessons and gain |
| Whiteface Mountain in New York State is a premier | | | | some basic skills to avoid injury. Most ski resorts |
| ski range, once home of the winter Olympics. It is | | | | have schools and instructors ready to get snow |
| the fifth highest mountain in the state, and one of | | | | bunnies up and off on their skis. |
| the highest peaks of the Adirondack mountain range. | | | | If you are in relatively good shape, skiing is not a |
| At the top of Whiteface, one has a complete | | | | difficult sport to learn; it just requires some balance |
| panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and | | | | and strength. After a day of vigorous skiing, there is |
| when the weather is clear, you can see Vermont and | | | | nothing like relaxing in the lodge with a cup of hot |
| all the way to Canada. Located near the charming | | | | cocoa by the blazing fire, so if you want to try a |
| town of Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain ski area | | | | great vacation that's a little different, try one of |
| boasts the greatest vertical drop in the eastern | | | | these resorts. |